benwerd@bookwyrm.social reviewed Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom, #1)
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4 stars
One part Homeward Bound, one part The Lord of the Rings, and one part Ted. I don't know if the thing about phones is all that necessary - I'm reminded of Daniel Lavery's summarization of Black Mirror as "what if phones, but too much?" - but the animal kingdom was well-drawn and surprisingly deep. I laughed a lot and was genuinely taken aback by an ending I didn't see coming. A nice surprise.
One part Homeward Bound, one part The Lord of the Rings, and one part Ted. I don't know if the thing about phones is all that necessary - I'm reminded of Daniel Lavery's summarization of Black Mirror as "what if phones, but too much?" - but the animal kingdom was well-drawn and surprisingly deep. I laughed a lot and was genuinely taken aback by an ending I didn't see coming. A nice surprise.